Measuring connectivity of pedestrian street networks in the built environment for walking: A space-syntax approach

D Nag, J Sen, AK Goswami - Transportation in Developing Economies, 2022 - Springer
Network connectivity is an important aspect of the built environment. However, it rarely
captures the attention of decision-makers while implementing pedestrian projects. In recent …

Connectivity analysis in pedestrian networks: A case study in Wuhan, China

X Yang, X Zheng, Y Cao, H Chen, L Tang, H Yang - Applied geography, 2023 - Elsevier
Pedestrian network is an important part of urban transportation systems. The connectivity
among networks substantially influences the residential access to surrounding amenity …

[HTML][HTML] Comparing accessibility and connectivity metrics derived from dedicated pedestrian networks and street networks in the context of Asian cities

DM Pearce, R Matsunaka, T Oba - Asian Transport Studies, 2021 - Elsevier
Studies that compare accessibility and connectivity metrics derived from pedestrian and
street networks have been conducted in urban environments outside of Asia. This creates …

Differences in child-drawn and GIS-modelled routes to school: Impact on space and exposure to the built environment in Auckland, New Zealand

E Ikeda, S Mavoa, E Hinckson, K Witten… - Journal of transport …, 2018 - Elsevier
Physical activity can be accumulated in many ways including through active travel (eg,
walking or cycling to destinations) and can occur in different settings (eg, home, schools and …

Living in school catchment neighborhoods: Perceived built environments and active commuting behaviors of children in China

G Sun, X Han, S Sun, N Oreskovic - Journal of Transport & Health, 2018 - Elsevier
The contribution of the current study to the existing literature of school trips is twofold. First,
we estimate the proportion of children living in neighborhoods within walking-distance who …

Pedestrian network analysis using a network consisting of formal pedestrian facilities: Sidewalks and crosswalks

H Zhang, Y Zhang - Transportation research record, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Central to every pedestrian network analysis is the mapping of the network. Many studies
have used street networks (SNs) to analyze connectivity. Recent studies suggest that …

A theory of travel decision-making with applications for modeling active travel demand

PA Singleton - 2013 - search.proquest.com
The continuing evolution of urban travel patterns and changing policy goals and priorities
requires that transportation researchers and practitioners improve their abilities to plan and …

A comparison of road-and footpath-based walkability indices and their associations with active travel

SM Cruise, RF Hunter, F Kee, M Donnelly… - Journal of Transport & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Many studies have used the concept of 'walkability'to assess how conducive a
neighbourhood is to physical activity, especially active travel. Studies in the United States …

Making US cities pedestrian-and bicycle-friendly

S Handy - Transportation, land use, and environmental planning, 2020 - Elsevier
Walking and bicycling are health promoting, environmentally benign, and financially
beneficial modes of travel. Many cities in the United States have embraced these modes, but …

Attributing pedestrian networks with semantic information based on multi-source spatial data

X Yang, K Stewart, M Fang, L Tang - International Journal of …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The lack of associating pedestrian networks, ie the paths and roads used for non-vehicular
travel, with information about semantic attribution is a major weakness for many …